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| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2014-01-17 06:17:13
Auction/eBay Scam
1 |   Wrong spelling in where she is working annelllson118@gmail.com... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2014-01-14 15:33:35
Classified Ads Scam
1 |  PayPal Information Request Responding to an ad on ebay.com
Sent text messages from 781-277-2675. Would not give location, wanted PayPal address to make payment of $7,000. Said he would "make arrangments" for a shipper to pick up item. I suspect this is not his phone number. The... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Cebu City, Province of Cebu, Philippines
2014-01-14 13:50:06
Rental Scam
1 | Looking for rent, then she will send payment using a make believe email confirmation from paypal including an amount of shipping www.mynemail.google.com... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Somewhere in Australia
2014-01-14 00:23:37
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | +1 Trying to purchase a camper trailer off ebay and gumtree Contacted me in regards to the camper I had for sale on ebay and gumtree...
Gave me the whole speech about he will pay pal plus any costs his end as he works as an oceanographer and is presently offshore.
Would get someone to pick up camper once payment go... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
El Paso, TX, United States
2014-01-12 01:31:03
Overpayment Scam
1 | Accordin to email, over payment through pay pal He tried to act as if he was gong to buy a vehicle although he wasn't going to.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Somewhere in United States
2014-01-10 21:28:22
Classified Ads Scam
1 | scammer from bookoo ft.polk sends you message first question he askes what is bottom dollar then say he would buy it if you can guarantee him its in good condition. acting like he is buying car for his son wanting you to send him you paypal account to pay you and he has fake paypa... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2014-01-06 00:43:27
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Gumtree.com.au Advertised caravan on Gumtree,
Hi,
Thanks for reply. I am interested in the immediate purchase. I am okay with the price and I will gladly cover the PayPal charges from my end. I work as an Oceanographer and I am presently offshore.
I can o... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia
2013-12-24 17:59:11
Rental Scam
1 | Room rental in malaysia This is clearly an identity theft of some bad guys, with the scammer posing as an innocent Vietnamese young woman. The following are the lines the scammer has used in the email chain.
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Hello,
Is your room still available for rent? if... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2013-12-24 11:15:41
Rental Scam
1 | rent room I did try and randomly google her email and saw that it was listed here.
she's requested me to rent a room, and wants to transfer money thru paypal.
she's quite strange and she did give me her passpor and driving licenses... ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2013-12-17 09:07:13
Classified Ads Scam
1 | pay for transport We had a boat advertised in the local paper and got an email from a person who was working on a boat and therefore had limited access to email. They said they would pay by pay pal but was not able to pay for transport due to communication issues. They aske... ⇒ more |
| James E
Somewhere in United States
2013-12-16 21:27:08
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Response to online listing to sell my 2008 Toyota Matrix Shortly after I listed my car through an online ad, I received a text message from phone number 307-696-2657 saying:
"Concerning your auto advert on the net. Kindly contact me on tmagic99 at gmail.com if it's still available and amount. 'Txt STOP 2 end'... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-12-16 00:22:46
Classified Ads Scam
1 | email from "PayPal" that money was paid into account; some to be sent to Beijing Matthew Boyle bought a car. Was going to pay money into Paypal of which $1,350 should be sent to the freight company in Beijing via Western Union.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
2013-12-12 09:04:32
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +1 Stephen Parker- phen.parker101@gmail.com Stephen sent email in response to a at sales add. Details in summary given:
1. Working for New Zealand oil and gas and at sea for 15 days on and 12 days off.
2. Surprise gift for son who graduated Charles Darwin university in NT.
3. Son studied Design &Arc... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Hampstead, Camden, United Kingdom
2013-12-11 21:01:54
Classified Ads Scam
1 | UK Gumtree scam Hello,
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,i work
with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in
New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe project.We do not have access to
phone at the moment 15days off and 15days ... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Los Angeles, CA, United States
2013-12-04 02:00:52
Job Scam
1 | U.S. Dept of Royal Mail Dear Angelica,
We are looking а person for correspondence processing. Our at-home position will take just an hour per day. So you can manage the time according your plans and just check the mailbox to count mail by end of the day.
Royal Mail assigns y... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Miranda, New South Wales, Australia
2013-12-01 21:38:29
Classified Ads Scam
1 | helvis datford & matthew boyle POSING AS different people SAME PHONE NUMBER Our car was advertised on car sales .com. Last week we had dodgy enquiry from helvis datford and 2 attempts by "him" to acquire our paypal or bank account details so he could purchase our car. We discovered his activities here on scamdex.com. Subsequently,... ⇒ more |
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| Anonymous
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
2013-11-30 21:48:04
Classified Ads Scam
1 | We put an ad in the classified to sell two jetskis and he contacted us by email He contacted me with this email. We have given him our bank details to pay into.
Thanks for mailing back,am ok with the price and the condition,i work with New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) and we are presently offshore in New Zealand Taranaki Basin on kupe... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Mayfield, UT, United States
2013-11-26 23:44:12
Classified Ads Scam
1 | +3 Scammer from my posting of motorcycle for sale Posted Motorcycle for sale and received/sent these emails:
Jacob,
Thanks for the info. I'm very much interested and I want you to know that you don't have to surf around looking for buyers because you've just found one. This is a gift for my Dad in Idaho... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Faro, Faro, Portugal
2013-11-25 16:55:26
Classified Ads Scam
1 | 173.194.68.26 I'm from Portugal and i have some second hand items announced to sell on a website in Portugal - www.olx.pt. On each advertisement on that website (only on my items of course) i placed my e-mail and my mobile phone for potential buyers be able to contact m... ⇒ more |
| Pricey
Avignon, Vaucluse, France
2013-11-23 05:15:11
Charity scam
1 |  Charity Fraud Scam Fake Rescuer, raises money for fake animal rescue by twitter @chiffonriver @pepismartdog. Uses her dead dog to get sympathy. Steals other people's material to make fake films. Australian Scammer formerly living in texas... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Shinnston, WV, United States
2013-11-21 23:59:37
Auction/eBay Scam
1 | Untitled Auction/eBay Scam on 1, ref:14146 ... ⇒ more |
| No Name
Belle River, Ontario, Canada
2013-11-21 13:17:27
Overpayment Scam
1 | he pretends to buy your item wants to pay with paypal but he expects you to send him money from fake deposit ... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-11-20 01:30:22
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Buying/Selling States that too busy at work to view item, but very interested, so will send payment through paypal and a courier to collect.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-11-20 01:29:09
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Selling/Buying States that too busy at work to view item, but very interested, so will send payment through paypal and a courier to collect.... ⇒ more |
| Anonymous
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2013-11-20 01:27:08
Classified Ads Scam
1 | Selling/Buying Replies to your selling advertisement saying that too busy at work and can't inspect item but will send a courier to collect item. States that they will pay via paypal.... ⇒ more |
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